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Delaying pushing during the second stage of labor may have no effect on whether pregnant women deliver spontaneously (without a cesarean section or other intervention), according to a study published Oct. 9, 2018 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Women in the study who pushed immediately had a shorter average duration of labor than those asked to delay, as well as a lower rate of a common bacterial infection and excessive bleeding after delivery. All the women received epid

Delaying pushing during the second stage of labor may have no effect on whether pregnant women deliver spontaneously (without a cesarean section or other intervention), according to a study published Oct. 9, 2018 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Women in the study who pushed immediately had a shorter average duration of labor than those asked to delay, as well as a lower rate of a common bacterial infection and excessive bleeding after delivery. All the women received epidural anesthesia.